Paulie Malignaggi (36-8, 7) was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, U.S. on November 23, 1980. At the age of 20 years on July 7, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Thadeus Parker, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 25 years old, Paulie Malignaggi got a shot at the WBO super-lightweight titles against Miguel Cotto on June 10, 2006 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (IBF) on June 16, 2007 at the age of 26 years old, on his 24th career fight, after defeating Lovemore N'dou via 12-round unanimous decision.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Vyacheslav Senchenko via 9th-round TKO on April 29, 2012.
Malignaggi's last fight was a 8th-round KO loss to Sam Eggington at age 36 on March 4, 2017. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Paulie Malignaggi's best fights have been against Juan DĂaz, Lovemore N'dou, Zab Judah, JosĂ© Cotto, Pablo CĂ©sar Cano, Vyacheslav Senchenko and Adrien Broner.
Malignaggi has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44  | Mar 4, 2017 36 years, 3 months 36-8 (7) | 23 years, 4 months 19-3 (11) | WL | 8 | KO | LOSS |
43 | Jul 30, 2016 35 years, 8 months 36-7 (7) | Gabriel Bracero | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Dec 12, 2015 35 years 35-7 (7) | Antonio Moscatiello | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
41 | Sep 26, 2015 34 years, 10 months 34-7 (7) | Laszlo Fazekas | 8 | UD | WIN | |
40  | Aug 1, 2015 34 years, 8 months 33-7 (7) | 27 years, 4 months 30-0 (17) | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
39  | Apr 19, 2014 33 years, 4 months 33-6 (7) | 26 years, 5 months 23-0-1 (14) | WL | 4 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
38  | Dec 7, 2013 33 years 33-5 (7) | 36 years, 1 months 42-8 (29) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
37  | Jun 22, 2013 32 years, 6 months 32-5 (7) | 23 years, 10 months 26-0 (22) | WL | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA |
36  | Oct 20, 2012 31 years, 10 months 32-4 (7) | 23 years 26-1-1 (19) | WL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
35  | Apr 29, 2012 31 years, 5 months 31-4 (7) | 35 years 32-0 (21) | WL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
34 | Oct 15, 2011 30 years, 10 months 30-4 (6) | Orlando Lora | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Apr 9, 2011 30 years, 4 months 29-4 (6) | 33 years, 9 months 32-2-1 (24) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Dec 18, 2010 30 years 28-4 (6) | Michael Lozada | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | May 15, 2010 29 years, 5 months 27-4 (5) | 23 years, 5 months 22-1 (16) | SLT | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
30  | Dec 12, 2009 29 years 27-3 (5) | 26 years, 2 months 35-2 (17) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN |
29 | Aug 22, 2009 28 years, 8 months 26-3 (5) | 25 years, 11 months 34-2 (17) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
28 | Apr 25, 2009 28 years, 5 months 26-2 (5) | Christopher Fernandez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
27  | Nov 22, 2008 27 years, 11 months 25-2 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 44-1 (31) | SLT | 11 | TKO | LOSS For The Ring |
26  | May 24, 2008 27 years, 6 months 25-1 (5) | 36 years, 9 months 46-9-1 (31) | SLT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
25 | Jan 5, 2008 27 years, 1 months 24-1 (5) | Herman Ngoudjo | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
24 | Jun 16, 2007 26 years, 6 months 23-1 (5) | 35 years, 10 months 45-8-1 (30) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
23 | Feb 17, 2007 26 years, 2 months 22-1 (5) | Edner Cherry | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Jun 10, 2006 25 years, 6 months 21-1 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 26-0 (22) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
21 | Feb 10, 2006 25 years, 2 months 21-0 (5) | Donald Camarena | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN |
20 | Aug 25, 2005 24 years, 9 months 20-0 (5) | Jeremy Yelton | 8 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Dec 4, 2004 24 years 19-0 (5) | Sandro Casamonica | SLT | 7 | TD | WIN |
18 | Jun 17, 2004 23 years, 6 months 18-0 (5) | Ramiro Cano | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Apr 22, 2004 23 years, 4 months 17-0 (5) | Rocky Martinez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Dec 6, 2003 23 years 16-0 (5) | Paul Delgado | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Oct 24, 2003 22 years, 11 months 15-0 (5) | Jesus Abel Santiago | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Aug 1, 2003 22 years, 8 months 14-0 (5) | Kevin Watts | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jun 3, 2003 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (4) | Shad Howard | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Nov 23, 2002 22 years 12-0 (4) | Paul Delgado | 8 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Oct 13, 2002 21 years, 10 months 11-0 (4) | Chad Lawshe | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Aug 30, 2002 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (4) | Anthony Simpkins | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 26, 2002 21 years, 8 months 9-0 (3) | Jadschi Green | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 30, 2002 21 years, 6 months 8-0 (3) | Andre Baker | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Apr 12, 2002 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (3) | Sterling Gethers | 4 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 18, 2002 21 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | Antonio Young | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Dec 7, 2001 21 years 5-0 (3) | Jose LaPorte | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Nov 23, 2001 21 years 4-0 (3) | Cornell Jackson | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 10, 2001 20 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Luis Melendez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jul 26, 2001 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Robert Sowers | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 7, 2001 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Thadeus Parker | 1 | TKO | WIN |
